Taxi driver 'saw stabbing' of Jo Cox

A taxi driver saw a man stab MP Jo Cox "about five times", a jury at the Old Bailey has heard.
Mrs Cox, 41, was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire, on 16 June, a week before the EU referendum vote.
Taxi driver Rashid Hussain said he confronted the man near Birstall library after he heard screaming and shouting, saw him shoot at Mrs Cox and heard him shout "Britain First".
Thomas Mair, 53, from Birstall, denies murder.
Mr Hussain told the jury: "He said 'Move back or I'll stab you'.
"I saw an Asian lady screaming, saying 'Jo'. She was the only person... read more

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